New base station advice

akien86 · 18 Sep 2006 at 10:18

Hi, I am looking to get a fairly smooth running pc without the powerful sound or graphics cards. My basic requirements are as follows: -

Athlon 64 3500+
512 RAM
80GB HD

So what mobo, fans, etc would you suggest to go with that? I already have a monitor and keyboard/mouse.

Thanks
Andy

semi-pro waster · 18 Sep 2006 at 10:24

What is your budget here and do you have any parts already other than the keyboard/mouse and monitor? An A64 3500 or above is pretty easy to specify but it would be better if you could post a rough budget so that you can get the best performance for your money.

akien86 · 18 Sep 2006 at 10:30

No other components. Basically the PC is not a necessity, but if we could get one for poss 200-225 with ms xp, then we would get it. Its main use is internet and applications such as office, so seperate graphics and sound card is not necessary.

Thanks
Andy

semi-pro waster · 18 Sep 2006 at 10:36

If you need a copy of XP then, as here, to buy new the budget is more or less impossible but without it you can just about do it.

OS-001-MS Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01528) (OS-001-MS)
£52.99 £52.99
CA-004-AS Asus TA-210 Series Midi Tower (Black) - 360W PSU (CA-004-AS)
£32.00 £32.00
MB-149-AS Asus M2NPV-MX (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-149-AS)
£44.99 £44.99
MY-080-CR Crucial 512MB (2x256MB) DDR2 PC2-4200C4 Dual Channel Kit (CT2KIT3264AA53E) (MY-080-CR)
£31.99 £31.99
HD-023-SA Samsung SpinPoint P HD080HJ 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-023-SA)
£25.95 £25.95
CD-020-SO Sony DDU-1615 DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM (CD-020-SO)
£10.50 £10.50
CP-164-AM AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 2.2GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail (CP-164-AM)
£54.95 £54.95
Subtotal £253.37
VAT £44.34
Total £297.71